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¨^-^^$&@## ##@&$^^-^¨
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¨¨¨¨^-^&#@ there's a freshwater pond, secluded @#&^-^¨¨¨¨
¨^-^^$&#@# among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the #@#&$^^-^¨
¨¨¨--^$$&# limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the #&$$^--¨¨¨
¨^-^^$&### surrounding plains, a ninety degree ###&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# drop down, down, to the midnight-black #@#&$^^-^¨
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¨^-^^$&#@# --^^ ^^-- #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&@## ----^^^^^^^^---- ##@&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# they speak to the sloane, caress it, #@#&$^^-^¨
¨¨¨¨^^$$#@ urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with @#$$^^¨¨¨¨
¨^-^^$&#@# longer and sharper thorns. they tell it #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&@## to stay just below the grass, so that ##@&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# the animals what come to drink the #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# water cannot see it before it draws #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&### their blood. closer to the pond, the ###&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# sloane can grow taller, being able to #@#&$^^-^¨
¨¨¨^--^$$& hide also in the juniper. &$$^--^¨¨¨
¨^-^^^^^&# #&^^^^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&##@ the fairies will beckon the animals to @##&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# push forward, tell them that they're #@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^&#@## almost at the water, that they may ##@#&^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@# drink soon. and they will tug on the #@#&$^^-^¨
¨¨¨¨^-^&## sloane to make sure that the thorns cut ##&^-^¨¨¨¨
¨^-^^$&#@# deep. when they finally find the path #@#&$^^-^¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨^^$# down between the rocks, away from the #$^^¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-^$&& bushwork and into the cleft, they are &&$^-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨^^^-^^&@ bleeding from a thousand wounds. as @&^^-^^^¨¨
¨^-^^$&@## they drink from the dark water, it is ##@&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@@ in turn drinking the animals blood. @@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$&#@@ @@#&$^^-^¨
¨^-^^$$$$& the circle is complete, the contract &$$$$^^-^¨
¨¨¨-^^$$&# carried out; the animal is abandoned to #&$$^^-¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-^^$$& find its own way back. the bushes roots &$$^^-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-^$&&& drink the nutrutious water. the fairies &&&$^-¨¨¨¨
¨^-^^$&#@# dance in the sunbeams. #@#&$^^-^¨
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¨^-^^$&#@# - - - - - - - - - - - #@#&$^^-^¨
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